At present, there is no definitive cure for endometriosis in the way that we understand cure as completely removing the disease such as treating appendicitis by removing the appendix or treating pneumonia by taking antibiotics to kill the bacteria causing it.
Treatments for endometriosis have the potential to reduce the disease and alleviate the symptoms associated with it. There is, however, the possibility that over time endometriosis related symptoms may return.
When to treat endometriosis
Endometriosis is a benign disease and doesn’t always require treatment.
The main reason to treat endometriosis is to alleviate its symptoms, which in some occasions can be quite severe and debilitating.
The two main situations when treatment is considered, are pain and infertility.
There are several options for treatment of endometriosis
Endometriosis can be treated medically (with drugs), with surgery or a combination of both. Adjuvant therapies such as physiotherapy, physical exercise, healthy diet, weight loss and mindfulness have shown some positive effect in symptom reduction.
